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SECOME Accepting Applications For Scholarships.

The Southeastern Council on Military Education will be awarding three (3) scholarships to qualifying individuals at the annual SECOME Conference. Winners will be notified by email by 9 September 2016. $500-$1000 Scholarships are available to: An Active Duty, Drilling Reservist, or National Guard Member assigned to a military installation/resides in Georgia, North Carolina, or South […]

Harvard, Berkeley Take MOOCS to New Level

Harvard University and the University of California, Berkeley are transforming the online learning experience in their graduate schools of business, using enhanced technology to increase production value and to simulate an in-person classroom experience. The course enhancements are a form of adaptive learning, which can help administrators to determine which strategies keep students most engaged […]

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Game-Based Technology Makes Learning Easier

Students in Art Goldberg’s English composition classes at Miami-Dade College and Broward College have a different experience than their peers in most introductory college writing courses. They’re role-playing as junior staff writers in a fictional newsroom, creating content for an upcoming broadcast—all within a digital game that aims to make learning grammar more engaging than […]

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Bill Clinton Earned Millions from For-Profit College

Bill Clinton was paid $1 million in 2015 by Laureate University, an educational institution with branches around the world. American Thinker has previously reported on this relationship between Clinton and the college, as well as the school’s flawed bookkeeping that got the college in trouble with the SEC. All told, over the last five years, […]

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China Building College-Trained Military

“Good iron isn’t used for nails, and good people don’t become soldiers,” the old Chinese phrase goes. That’s changing, and at the speed of warfare. Worldwide, a reliance on raw manpower has given way to a focus on advanced systems and high-tech weaponry, making the education of personnel a prerequisite for any advanced military. That […]

GED Put Veteran on Path to Higher Education

Pursuing a college education was the farthest thing from James Kurth’s mind back in 1990. After the death of his mother, Kurth moved from Corpus Christi to live with family in Victoria where he was thrust into a new high school setting in an unfamiliar city. Kurth was already struggling to graduate on time after […]

Washington State Officials Want to Aid Military Transition

For many service members, the military is their first nonpart-time job. As such, many service members don’t have much experience in writing resumes, nor do they have a large network of professional associates outside their military peers. The Service Member For Life-Transition Assistance Program and the Washington State Military Transition Council are striving to change […]

CEO Addresses Senators’ Concerns About Wounded Warrior

The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman’s staff met Wednesday with the new chief executive hired to steady the Wounded Warrior Project after investigations by the News4Jax I-TEAM, other media and the committee reported how the nonprofit spent millions of dollars in contributions. The staff of Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) met with the CEO, retired Army Lt. […]

Medical Education Growth Driven by Technology

Expanding at a 4.3% CAGR over the course of the forecast period, the global medical education market is poised to rise from a value of US$25.9 bn in 2015 to US$38.4 bn by 2024. By mode of education, the medical education market is led by on-campus training. Changing student preferences will restrict the demand for […]

Growing Trend: Internet of Things expands into college and university curricula

Higher education leaders and policymakers are urging institutions to take steps to prepare for the IoT’s expansion. The Internet of Things (IoT) is coming (well, actually, it’s here), and with it, a demand for skilled graduates who know the ins and outs of connected devices. As colleges and universities work to address the challenges the […]

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U.S. Orders Ashford U. to Pay for Aid Violations

An Education Department review of Ashford University’s compliance with federal financial aid rules has resulted in a fine of $137,695 for a handful of violations, Bridgepoint Education, which owns Ashford, announced Tuesday. The review, initiated in 2014, found that Ashford had awarded financial aid in excess of some students’ need, and disbursed more loan funds […]

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DOE Denies College Chain’s Request to Become Nonprofit

The U.S. Education Department has denied a request from the Center for Excellence in Higher Education, a chain of for-profit colleges, to convert to nonprofit status, the department announced on Thursday. The Center for Excellence in Higher Education, a Utah-based nonprofit company, owns four for-profit colleges that it acquired from the Carl Barney Living Trust. […]

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